Wick Hill has been appointed sole UK distributor for Utimaco, the German encryption products producer.

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3M has entered into a definitive agreement with authentos GmbH, Germany, to acquire Security Printing and Systems Limited (SPSL), a UK producer of finished, personalised passports and secure cards. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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BlackSpider Technologies Ltd, an on-demand security Services Company, has announced the completion of its acquisition by SurfControl plc. SurfControl plc is adding BlackSpiders on-demand email and Web security service to its portfolio, allowing it to satisfy a demand for managed security solutions.

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Secure Computing Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire messaging security company CipherTrust, Inc. CipherTrust, a privately-held company, provides layered security solutions to stop inbound messaging threats such as spam, viruses, intrusions and phishing, and protects against outbound policy and compliance violations associated with sensitive data leakage.

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Network testing specialist Spirent Communications has released a solution to test the next-generation of IP-based cash point systems, going live in 2006.

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A 16 year old Dutch student, Adriaan Graas, interested in Internet security and web development discovered a hack for the popular Hotmail free email service via a Cross Site Scripting attack. Microsoft, is reported to have been aware of this vulnerability for over a week but, at time of writing, has not yet fixed it.

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SafeNet, Inc has announced that its SafeXcel security semiconductor products for networking OEMs are free of hazardous materials and meet compliance standards defined by the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) European Union (EU) Directive 2002/95/EG. Effective July 1, 2006, electronic equipment vendors must comply with RoHS in order to manufacture and sell networking equipment within the EU.

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A remote access device for government mobile and home workers, which has been designed to meet the requirements for critical communications networks, including Military, Diplomatic and Criminal Intelligence systems, has been approved by the UK Communications Electronic Security Group (CESG) to protect remote communication to Enhanced Grade (Confidential) standard.

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EMC Corporation, an information management and storage company, and RSA Security Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for EMC to acquire RSA.

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Thales UK and QinetiQ have signed an agreement to co-develop products, services and solutions based on the Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol (SCIP).

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